Remember, the BB 200 isn't a race. It's an individual time trial so everyone who makes it to the end is a winner, regardless of time. Fingers crossed that the weather will be as kind this year as it was last
This year there's also the option of a BB 200 T shirt for anyone who'd like one and by popular demand we'll be feeding you 'breakfast' type stuff upon your return.
I am running the Cardiff half marathon in memory for a friend who passed away this year due to pancreatic cancer on the 14th, so I am unable to ride or assist this year sorry Stu, Dee
It seems this year I am destined to not ride as much as I'd like, I must align my bike/life calendar next year that's for sure
and i'm not sure about the count yet - need to do some starbar-per-mile calculations and then figure out how i'm going to carry it all (it will be a lot though!).
i'm already worried about just how hard this is going to be - fun, fun, fun!
When's the deadline to enter the BB200 Stuart? I'll know for sure if I'm up to riding it when I get back from cycling around Brittany in about three weeks time. Last time I did a 200k I got some achilles tendonitis trouble that kept me off the bike for a few weeks
I was planning on doing this but my wife has since "reminded" me that it's my daughter's birthday party that day. I already got away with racing at Bikefest on my wife's birthday this year so I won't push my luck with this one!
I didn't think you could, or not to record a time comparable with anyone else, due to the opportunity of picking especially favourable conditions or times of the year where there is more light?
Theres nothing stopping ITT's during any other race at any other time of year so why should BB200 be any different?
Quite right, there's nothing stopping anyone riding it whenever they like ... but on a certain weekend in Oct it becomes an event rather than just a route
That's right folks, entries for the 2012 BB 200 close on Sep 30th.
On Oct 1st everyone entered will receive an email containing a gpx file of the route and a few other bits and bobs ... if you've entered but don't get an email, let me know. I'll also post up a start list too for anyone interested.
Okay, entries have now closed and the route email has left the building. You may notice a note on your email about a small detour, this is at SN 721537. The detour turns LEFT at this junction although there is no left turn shown on the OS mapping ... Thanks to Ian for the info on this.
If you haven't yet had an email then please check your spam folder, if it isn't there then get in touch -stuart@bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk
Here's this years riders list.
BARRINGTON Ian
BASKERVILLE Adrian
BRADLEY Rob
BROOKS Roy
BURTON Paul
CHADWICK Andy
CHADWICK Jane
COCKERHAM Matthew
CRAVEN Richard
CREW Nathan
CUNNIFFE Kevin
DANIELS Nichloas
DAVIES Andrew
DAWSON Bryan
DEAN Rob
DYTHAM Paul
EATON Mark
EVANS Ifan
EVANS Mark
GALE Peter
GILLING Nick
GLOVER Mark
GOLDSMITH Alan
GOSTICK Richard
GRATWICK Peter
HIGHT Susan
HILL Tom
HODGE Chris
HOULTON James
JENNINGS Martyn
KANE David
KERR Duncan
LARGE Steve
MACGREGOR Ione
MACNAB Ian
McINTYRE Robert
McPHILLIPS Mark
MILES Philip
NARBOROUGH Chris
NORMAN Geoff
PINFIELD Ron
PITCHER Keith
POMFRET Paul
POWELL Duncan
RODERICK Kevin
RUSSELL John
SANGRA Meharpal
TAYLOR Tim
TOYN Mike
TURNBULL Oliver
TWIDELL Paul
VEAL Gareth
WALKER Matthew
WARD Mark
WATSON Luke
WHARF Jason
WILKINSON Steve
WILLIAMS Austin
WILLIAMS Paul
WIXEY Rob
Cycle track - it's an old railway line that drops down all the way from the toilets at Craig Goch to the bridge dam at the south end of Garreg Ddu. It's rather nice.
Is that at the south west corner of the route in Bryn Carregog?
Is the route ment to follow the forest track south? It doesnt match up with the google image.
Yes, pretty much. The 'new' route follows a forest track that doesn't yet seem to show on OS mapping. The route comes to a T junction west of Llether and turns right. The old route had you carrying straight on down to the road.
The new route takes the next left turn down to the road.
Sorry if it looks a bit wiggly but I had to plot it 'by eye' ... just take the left turn which won't be on the map
I recall the T junction last year and could not see any path going straight on but the gps correctly sent me up there. Saw a couple bivvying along that section.
So who is going for Ian's Strava KoM on the Strata Florida climb then?
